Beaujeu
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaujeu (INSEE 04024) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CA Provence-Alpes-Agglomération. Population 123 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04024-beaujeu
Vitality score
Vitality score 8.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 12,401 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 150 (2012) → 123 (2023): -18 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 129 (1990) → 123 (2023): -4.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 24.1 % second homes and 19 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Javie): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Javie): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Digne-les-Bains): 16.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Digne-les-Bains): 16 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Javie): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 112 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEYNE-COL MAURE weather station, 13.2 km away at 1,347 m; the village itself is at 890 m. [10]
The village sits 457 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
An average of 965 mm of rain a year, spread over 93 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BEAUJEU, 3.6 km away at 1,050 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04024/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04024/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04024/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04024/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04070
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernay | 69 | 261 km NW | 124 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Nivollet-Montgriffon | 01 | 212 km N | 122 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Champs | 63 | 349 km NW | 125 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 50 % |
| La Bellière | 61 | 695 km NW | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 5 % |
| Le Sap-André | 61 | 688 km NW | 125 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 12 % |
| Hautefaye | 24 | 486 km W | 123 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 24 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nivollet-Montgriffon | 01 | 212 km N | 122 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 70 % |
| Vernay | 69 | 261 km NW | 124 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Champs | 63 | 349 km NW | 125 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 50 % |
| Hautefaye | 24 | 486 km W | 123 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 24 % |
| Le Sap-André | 61 | 688 km NW | 125 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 12 % |
| La Bellière | 61 | 695 km NW | 125 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 5 % |
Elsewhere
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